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The ACM SIGCOMM Symposium on SDN Research (SOSR)

Conference dates: 10/11/2021 - 10/12/2021

Research H-index
8

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Computer Science 552 8 12 7

Call for Papers

We invite submissions from researchers and practitioners on a wide range of related areas on SDN in particular and SDx in general, including, but not limited to:

Software-defined, programmable control plane applications
Network scenarios of home, wireless, cellular, enterprise, backbone, Internet-of-Things, and content distribution networks
Different general networking tasks including management, monitoring, security, and privacy, etc
Virtualized network functions (e.g., firewalls, intrusion detection systems, load balancers)
Network Virtualization
Software-defined, programmable data plane applications
Programmable switches, SmartNICs, FPGAs, kernel or network stack bypass, and other network hardware accelerators
In-network compute or storage to accelerate networking workloads or application demands (e.g. P4-based solutions, hybrid compute/networking ecosystems, etc)
Novel network architectures and building blocks (e.g., programmable topologies, bandwidth variable links, optical networks)
White-box and bare-metal switching
Foundations of programmable network deployments and related applications
Programming languages, compilers, verification and testing techniques in SDN
The design and application of useful SDN tools
Novel techniques for improving the security, reliability, performance, and scalability of SDN architectures
Applications of SDN in home, wireless, cellular, enterprise, datacenter, backbone, Internet of Things (IoT), edge computing, and content distribution networks
Applications of SDN to networks and co-deployed technologies (e.g. Cyber-Physical Systems, transportation or autonomous technologies, smart cities/buildings, or physical sensors such as video cameras and environmental sensors)
Applications of SDN to content-centric networking, computational workflows, etc.
Applications of SDN at the physical layer
Incremental deployment of SDN into operational networks along with experiences deploying SDN technology and applications in operational networks
Integration of SDN into open-source compute ecosystems

Overview

The ranking featured on this page provides a comprehensive evaluation of scientific conferences within the field of Computer Science. Compiled by Research.com, a leading platform renowned for delivering trusted data and in-depth analysis of scientific contributions across all major disciplines since 2014, this ranking stands as a testament to both methodological rigor and academic reliability.

Each conference’s position in the ranking is determined through a unique bibliometric score, meticulously developed by Research.com. This score combines an estimated h-index with the number of leading scientists who have participated in the conference during the prior three years, offering a robust indicator of scientific influence and community engagement.

The Impact Score values presented in this list were collected on 2024-11-27, ensuring that the ranking reflects the latest trends and achievements in the domain. The assessment process embraced a thorough review, initially examining over 2,742 conferences. These were carefully selected following a detailed and rigorous analysis of more than 148,739 scientific documents, all published within the last three years, and authored by an esteemed cohort of 13,184 leading scientists recognized for their contributions to Computer Science.

This extensive and systematic approach underscores the reliability and depth of the ranking, solidifying its value as a resource for academics, researchers, and institutional decision makers aiming to identify the most impactful conferences in the discipline.

For a comprehensive explanation of our evaluation procedures and the specific metrics employed in devising these scores, please consult our Methodology Page.

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each conference is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing at Symposium on SDN Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Jennifer Rexford (13 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition,
  • Laurent Vanbever (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Robert Soulé (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Theophilus Benson (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jun Bi (6 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing at this conference is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the conference for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing at Symposium on SDN Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Princeton University (18 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition,
  • Cornell University (9 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Tsinghua University (9 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • ETH Zurich (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (6 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing at this conference is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the conference for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions at the conference edition to all articles published within that conference. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the conference.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2020 edition, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 58.82% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing at the conference. Another 5.88% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.65% of all publications and 17.65% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of conferences they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same conference from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the conference in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing at a conference. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a conference, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

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